It doesn't get much better than this! After church this morning we headed up to the Mt Baker ski area and went sledding. If you have ever been up there, Mt. Shuksan was our backdrop and we were sledding on Picture Lake. The weather and snow were perfect and as you can see, everyone had a ball!
Yes, Tyler is "cleaning up" the drips of butter on the bowl.
We made some yummy muffins that were about gone by the end of the day!
Lucas has gotten the hang of it right away and just goes! He has a little look on his face like he has it all under control. He is getting sick of the driveway and has looked in new directions to head.
Tyler is a little more cautious but has gotten the hang of it and it usually content to just circle around the driveway.
Joey would rather just yell for my help when he gets stuck. He refuses to turn the wheel (the steering is a little tough), he just leaves it in one possition and stops when he's in a predicament.
Holly is a typical backseat driver. She is doing a good job letting her brothers do the driving but she is gripping the dashboard half the time and talking on the cell phone the other half. I'm a little scared to think 13 years down the road and the cars are a little bigger!
Even though Uncle Dave celebrated in CA with us, 
He told me when the boys were born that he wasn't going to buy them any gifts for birthday or Christmas and when they turned 3 he was going to get them each a Hummer. I honestly can say I didn't believe it was going to happen....but it has, and they were a HUGE hit! Thanks, Uncle Dave...I think...let the fun begin!
After returning home from our fun trip to CA we decided to ring in the New Year by having a few friends over. The girls made it to the New Year but the boys did not (they weren't really give a choice!) :) We want to wish you all a great 2007 as we anticipate whats in store!
We enjoyed celebrating Lucas, Tyler and Joey's 3rd birthday in sunny CA. They kids played outside all day and came in long enough for some cake and gifts. What a great beginning to a fun week ahead!
Tonight we had our family Christmas. This year Eric made the girls new bedroom furniture and Grandpa made the boys new beds as their gifts. The girls loved the surprise but Lucas wasn't to sure that his bed was a very good "present", he couldn't unwrap it. 
Since we won't all be able to get together on Christmas Day we celebrated Christmas with the VH gang this weekend. Lots of fun was had by all! Grandma made each of the grandkids a scrapbook of highlights from 2006...they were a huge hit!
Last week was the week for Christmas programs. Mia had a Christmas Chapel on Friday and they all wore the traditional white cape with red bow. (Eric even wore the same attire years ago!) Holly had a pre-school program in the evening called "The Shepherds Christmas." They both did a great job!
...you'll hope he does some tricks. And that just what he did. Today, being the first day back to school in a while, Holly finally got to be the "special" birthday girl. One of the things the birthday girl gets to do is a magic trick. Holly decided she didn't know any tricks but knew someone who did so we asked the teacher if Uncle Dave's dog, Butch could come do her trick for her. Well, he came and did an outstanding job! He even accompanied her class on a couple songs...The "ABC" song as well as "Old McDonald Had a Farm". Thanks again, Butch!
